Florida Booking Reports
Florida booking reports are public records. All 67 counties keep them. Each county sheriff's office runs the local jail and stores booking data from arrests. A booking report gets created when a person is brought to jail. It lists charges, bond amount, and a mugshot. You can search for these records online through most county sheriff websites across Florida. Many sites let you look up current and past inmate data at no cost. The Florida Department of Corrections runs a statewide search for inmates held in state prisons. This page covers how to find and access booking reports throughout Florida.
Florida Booking Reports Quick Facts
Search Florida Booking Reports Online
The Florida Department of Corrections runs a statewide inmate search that covers all corrections databases in one place. This tool checks current inmates, released inmates, absconders, and the supervised population. Data gets a full refresh each week. Release dates and location changes update every night. You can search by name to find booking reports and see photos, charges, and current location for anyone in the Florida state prison system. For help with inmate searches call (850) 488-9859. Release info is at (850) 488-9167.
The FDC search portal at fdc.myflorida.com lets you search all Florida corrections databases from one page.
Search results show booking photos and current location data for Florida inmates.
County sheriff's offices handle local jail booking records in Florida. More than 40 counties run their own online search tools. The Florida Department of State keeps a full list of all county jails with contact info and search links. This directory covers all 67 counties. It is a fast way to find the right search tool for any area. Major counties like Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, and Duval have the most advanced inmate search systems in the state. Most county databases update booking records every 30 minutes.
The Department of State directory at dos.fl.gov lists every county jail in Florida with search links.
Use this list to find the booking report search tool for any county in Florida.
Florida Booking Records Are Public
Booking records in Florida are public. Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes says that all state, county, and municipal records are open for inspection and copying by any person. This is the state's main public records law. It means anyone can ask to see booking reports held by a sheriff's office. You do not have to give a reason for your request. The law says each agency must provide access as a duty. Fees for copies are allowed, but the records themselves must be open to view.
Chapter 119 covers booking records access at the Florida Legislature website.
This chapter sets the rules for public access to booking reports in Florida.
Chapter 943 of the Florida Statutes governs how criminal justice information gets collected and shared. It requires that fingerprints, facial images, and booking photos be captured for anyone charged with a felony or misdemeanor in Florida. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement manages the criminal justice information system under this chapter. Agencies must sign user agreements to access the system. Juvenile records stay confidential unless the charge is a felony-level offense under Florida law.
Chapter 943 is available at the Florida Legislature site.
This law governs how booking data and criminal history records are stored in Florida.
What Florida Booking Reports Contain
Chapter 901 of the Florida Statutes covers arrests and temporary detentions. Section 901.43 deals with booking photographs. It makes it against the law to charge someone money to remove their booking photo from a website. If a person sends a written request to take down their photo, the site must do so within 10 days. The civil penalty is $1,000 per day for not complying. That fine jumps to $5,000 per day if the photo gets put back up after removal.
A booking report in Florida typically shows:
- Full name, date of birth, and address
- Charges and arresting agency
- Booking date and time
- Bond amount and court date
- Mugshot and housing info
Most county websites keep the data online while the person is in custody. Many systems hold the info for 90 days after release. Some counties show extra details like statute numbers for each charge, degree and level of the offense, and the court case number tied to the booking report in Florida.
Florida arrest and booking statutes are at the Florida Legislature website.
Chapter 901 sets the rules for how arrests and bookings work across Florida.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement runs the state sex offender and predator search. This database is separate from county booking records but is another criminal record search tool available to the public. FDLE also handles criminal history searches. You can reach them at (850) 410-7000 for questions about criminal records in Florida.
The FDLE sex offender search is at offender.fdle.state.fl.us.
This FDLE tool helps locate registered sex offenders and predators across Florida.
Florida Booking Report Resources
The Florida Department of Corrections provides a central contact point through its Office of Citizen Services. The main office is at 501 South Calhoun Street in Tallahassee. Call (850) 717-9774 for public records requests. Press inquiries go to (850) 488-0420. Under Florida law, email addresses sent to government agencies become public records, so call or write if you want to keep your contact info private.
Contact the FDC through their citizen services page for booking record requests.
Use this page to reach FDC staff for public records requests about Florida inmates.
All Florida statutes that relate to booking reports and criminal records are at the Florida Statutes Online website. You can browse by chapter number or search by keyword. The site is free to use. Key chapters for booking records include 119 for public records access, 901 for arrest procedures, and 943 for criminal justice information systems in Florida.
Browse all Florida Statutes at leg.state.fl.us.
This is the official source for all Florida laws that govern booking reports and arrest records.
Note: County sheriff offices are typically the best first contact for local booking report searches since they run the jail and update records most often in Florida.
Sentencing and Supervision Records in Florida
After a booking, the case moves through the court system. Chapter 921 of the Florida Statutes covers sentencing procedures and guidelines. These rules affect what happens after someone is booked and charged. Sentencing records show the outcome of criminal cases and tie back to the original booking report. The FDC inmate search includes sentencing data for state prison inmates in Florida.
Florida sentencing guidelines are found in Chapter 921.
Sentencing records connect to booking data for inmates in the Florida prison system.
Chapter 948 governs probation and community control in Florida. The supervised population includes people on probation after serving time. The FDC search tool covers this group too. If someone was booked into a county jail and later placed on probation, their supervised status shows up in the statewide search. You can find their booking history alongside probation details through the same FDC portal.
Florida probation and community control laws are in Chapter 948.
Supervised population records link to original booking reports in Florida's corrections system.
Browse Florida Booking Reports by County
Each county in Florida has a sheriff's office that runs the local jail and stores booking reports. Pick a county below to find search tools, contact info, and local resources for booking records.
Florida Booking Reports in Major Cities
City residents search booking reports through their county sheriff's office. Pick a city below for local booking report info and search tools.